manually
hostname SHORT
ifconfig xennet0 inet x.x.x.x/xx up
route add default x.x.x.x
at boot time
echo SHORT > /etc/myname
echo inet x.x.x.x/xx up > /etc/ifconfig.xennet0
echo x.x.x.x > /etc/mygate
#service network restart
static name resolution
vi /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
x.x.x.x SHORT.example.local SHORT
x.x.x.x gw
DNS
cat > /etc/resolv.conf <<EOF
#search example.local
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220
EOF
See SSHD.